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Didnt know if i should put this in tv section but here goes. i've just realised that my ntl stb has been outputting composite rather than RGB for years (although the quality is good IMO).

i've changed to RGB output and to be honest the quality looks exactly the same except the image is slightly zoomed in, in appearance so about 10% less of the picture is in shot and the image entirely fills the screen with no black borders. the stb output is 4:3 into a 4:3 tv thru the tv's RGB enabled scart.

is this normal for rgb to a) appear bigger and b) look no better on a >5 year old tv.

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You've covered the obvious, like making sure RGB is enabled on the TV if necessary, and you are connected to the right socket, using a real fully wired scart lead, and if the tv is any size you'd see an improvement with a quality scart lead. The plug is so poor that it takes engineering to make one that works well. As a custom installer, scart is a dream come true, you can demonstrate the necessity for good cables in 10 seconds.

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Yes there are different ones, and there is one that has s-video instead of RGB. I have seen one before, in East Sheen, as a point of interest. It might have been Telewest come to think of it, but the hardware is the same.